Andrew raised his hand, and two invisible Water Demon Warriors quietly formed, catching Director Charlie's body. Andrew himself remained at the side, facing the members of the Magic Guild, and slowly retreated step by step, carefully escorting Director Charlie out of the field.

"If I saw correctly, Director Charlie just gathered all the Fire Poison within his body in an instant and injected it into that counterattack earlier, resolving the Fire Poison inside him by this method."

Andrew marveled in his heart, "This is equivalent to returning that extremely domineering Fire Poison to Madam Dragon Taming!"

For this, Andrew felt immense admiration, praising Director Charlie's brilliant tactics, wisdom, and courage.

But while admiring, he also felt a cold sweat for Director Charlie.

Because the cost of Director Charlie doing this was enormous.

Although the Fire Poison was driven outside his body, Director Charlie's own injuries worsened in the process!

"Fortunately..." Andrew thought to himself, "Without the interference of Fire Poison, I can now normally use the 'Water Priestess Series' paired with 'Counterattack Technique' to heal Director Charlie."

While retreating, Andrew began healing.

This time, the healing was somewhat different from every previous healing by Andrew: this time, Andrew's Healing Magic was infused into Director Charlie's body, faintly carrying a sense of unending, Continuous Counterattack.

Very naturally, Andrew integrated some insights gained from watching Director Charlie's battle about "Continuous Counterattack" into his Healing Magic.

Barbara kept silent, always closely following beside Andrew, step by step.

Havier and Sabye, however, were stunned on the spot, not following along.

In the high, spacious Eternal Frost Hall, Madam Dragon Taming's agonizing and shrill scream sounded, making one feel a burst of unease.

Director Charlie's sudden counterattack was so abrupt that not only Madam Dragon Taming didn't react, but Havier, Sabye, and everyone else present didn't as well.

Plus, no one knew about the "support" and "aid" provided by Andrew to Director Charlie, so from everyone's perspective, the first negotiation battle seemed settled, with no one expecting Director Charlie to suddenly rise up again and severely injure the previously smug Dragon Taming Madam!

Though Warm Fire Commerce Association still lost the first negotiation battle, at least it made the other party pay the same heavy price.

In terms of the severity of injuries, Madam Dragon Taming might be more optimistic than Director Charlie. But the Magic Guild doesn't have skilled healing mages like Medicine Elder, Linda, or Andrew.

At this moment, Madam Dragon Taming's scream became more hoarse and shrill. Everyone in the hall held their breath in unison, a dead silence ensued. All were utterly shocked!

Flame Turtle was stunned for a moment, finally reacted, looking at Madam Dragon Taming rolling on the ground without any Grand Mage image left, urgently shouted: "How is it? How... how do you feel?"

Seeing Madam Dragon Taming in such pain that she couldn't hear others, he angrily roared, "The first negotiation battle was clearly over, how could he sneak attack to injure people? What kind of reasoning is this?"

"What reasoning? You, old turtle, have the nerve to ask what reasoning?" Susan, also just snapped out of Director Charlie's sudden successful counterattack, her heart filled with joy, but her words took no prisoners as she retorted angrily, "You secretly poisoned before the battle, what kind of reasoning is that?"

Havier chimed in: "Indeed! Director Charlie's counterattack force was at least left during the battle through 'Delayed Counterattack', considered a move within the battle, not an outside trick beyond the fight..."

On the throne, Catherine's expression subtly changed as she heard this, seemingly surprised by Havier, this young boy, suddenly using the professional term "Delayed Counterattack". Her gaze turned towards Havier.

Only to see Havier immediately shut his mouth, not speaking further. When he spoke again, he no longer mentioned "Delayed Counterattack", but instead shouted a bunch of "old turtle stinky turtle" curses.

Flame Turtle was so infuriated by the insults that smoke nearly emerged from his seven orifices. His defense power unmatched in the Flame Realm, yet lacking in adaptability, for a moment was rendered speechless by young Havier's insults, turning red-faced and looking towards the king: "Isn't this punishable? Your Majesty, do you just indulgently allow Warm Fire Commerce Association people to overstep and violate rules?"

"Flame Turtle, you... you shut... shut up!" A voice hoarse to the point of sounding inhuman rang out.

It was Madam Dragon Taming, her face covered in blood, climbing up from the ground again.

Everyone present saw her face almost blown apart, her body uncontrollably trembling violently due to the intense pain, yet she managed to stand again, all were horrified.

Even Susan, despite being an adversary, had to admit upon seeing this: though Madam Dragon Taming's methods were despicably sinister, she truly was ruthless.

Andrew, by this time, had swiftly stabilized Director Charlie's injuries, thus freed part of his mind and looked towards Madam Dragon Taming.

Just heard Madam Dragon Taming gritting her teeth, enduring the pain and saying: "Don't... don't care about me...! Charlie, that kid, managed to injure me, it's his skill, no matter what, we won the first duel, that's the point! As for the second... second round... Capella, it's your turn to step in!"

Saying this, Madam Dragon Taming could no longer support herself, collapsed to the ground, unable even to cry out.

The king gestured, and immediately several Frost Guards came out, taking away the heavily injured Madam Dragon Taming, then delivered her out of the Royal Court and sent her to the Dragon Stone Tower in the Scholar's Fortress as quickly as possible.

From the Magic Guild's standpoint, this was absolutely the right choice.

Because Madam Dragon Taming was in such pain for two reasons: one, because injured by Director Charlie's "Delayed Counterattack", the other, because of the "Greed Dragon Poison" contained in that strike.

If she stayed in the Royal Court, Madam Dragon Taming's life had a ninety percent chance of not being preserved.

The only way was to send her back to the Earth Fire Scholar by Dragon Stone Tower as soon as possible to see if she could be saved.

Until then, though the Magic Guild won the first negotiation battle, it lost its leader for the Royal Court negotiations.

Capella silently watched Madam Dragon Taming being sent away, then turned back.

"Hmm?" Andrew, seeing Capella's current state at this moment, couldn't help but tense up.

Whether due to anger at Madam Dragon Taming's severe injuries or stimulated by the fierce, or rather brutal battle that just passed in the first negotiation battle, at this moment, Capella seemed completely awakened, no longer distracted.

A pair of eyes, so sharp they seemed to pierce through the air on the scene!

With Madam Dragon Taming being severely injured and sent away, the Magic Guild's morale took a huge hit, Flame Turtle's face was extremely ugly, Yorkshire also looked gloomy.

However, with Capella emanating intense killing intent, the Magic Guild's morale seemed to coalesce again, more aggressive than before. Because after the first negotiation battle, the nature of the following two matches was not entirely negotiations, but a war of revenge.

Warm Fire Commerce Association aims to regain composure from the misfortune of the first battle.

The Magic Guild seeks revenge for the severely injured Madam Dragon Taming!

"I said before..."

Capella spoke, her voice cold, looking genuinely angered by Madam Dragon Taming's severe injury, coldly fixing Barbara and Andrew, "I said before, in the two-on-two duel, I can fight both of you alone.

Now, I take back my previous words."

At this, Capella's eyes fully locked onto Barbara alone, speaking as if declaring an accomplished fact, "You won't have a chance to participate in the upcoming two-on-two. I will destroy you in the one-on-one!"